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A family looks out the window of their home in Niger

The Sahel

April 22, 2025

Comprised of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, the Sahel sits just below the Sahara desert and has become one of the world’s worst hunger emergencies.

Mali

April 22, 2025

The cumulative effects of frequent drought, armed violence and widespread insecurity have progressively hurt people’s livelihoods.

WFP/Evelyn Fey/2024

WFP Kicks off Major Lean Season Response in West Africa Amid Dwindling Funding for Humanitarian Operations

June 20, 2024

WFP is ramping up its lifesaving food and nutrition assistance program in West and Central Africa, targeting 7.3 million people during the ongoing June-August lean season, when food stocks run out and hunger peaks.

WFP/ Photo Gallery

Hunger in West Africa Reaches Record High in a Decade as the Region Faces Crisis Exacerbated by Russia-Ukraine Conflict

April 8, 2022

The war in Ukraine is violently disrupting the global trade of food, fertilizers and oil products, with the already high prices of agricultural products reaching record highs not seen in West Africa since 2011.

7 Current Conflicts in the World Today and Their Effects on Global Hunger

March 2, 2022

Conflict ravages countries in countless ways. And it’s the number one cause of hunger in the world, tearing families, communities, infrastructure, food systems and regions apart.

woman in yellow headscarf and COVID-19 safety mask

WFP/Mariama Ali Souley

Sahel Faces Worsening Food Crisis Amid Growing Instability and Displacement, WFP Chief Warns

February 18, 2022

The number of people on the brink of starvation across the Sahel has increased almost tenfold over the past three years and displacement by almost 400%.

Hebatallah Munassar

What Peace Would Mean for People Caught in the Vicious Cycle of Conflict and Hunger

December 22, 2021

WFP staff in Yemen, the Central Sahel and Sudan share their thoughts on what peace would mean for families caught in the crossfires of hunger and conflict.

WFP/Marco Frattini/2022

Nearly 60% of the World’s Hungriest People Live in Just a Few Countries. Why?

November 8, 2021

Conflict is a vicious force, and one that’s pushed innocent civilians to the most extreme levels of hunger imaginable. Nearly all of them live in the same places.

WFP/Brunel Ouangraoa

You Should Know About What’s Happening in the Sahel and Why It’s Spiraling Out of Control

May 18, 2021

The Central Sahel is in crisis, yet “nobody is truly interested and everyone just stands by watching tragedy develop in front of our eyes,” says WFP’s Margot van der Velden.